I spent the last two weeks near Bayfield CO with my parents building a new solar power system.
Specs:
6x 230 watt Canadian Solar Panels configured for 2 series of 3 at 90VDC
4kw Schneider Electric Charger/Inverter with 8kw 10 second surge capacity
60amp Schneider MPPT charge controller
12x 6volt 370AH deep cell batteries wired for 24volts at 1110AH
The build went smooth and everything worked on the first flip of the switches. When I left at 10am roughly 3 hours before solar noon the output was 1180Watts, almost 30 volts at almost 40amps.
Not sure yet how high the output got by 1pm if the sky stayed clear.
I want to go completely solar. Do I need the connected solar panels alone for after sundown hours; do I need something else in order to have energy to run my entire house throughout the night?
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Hi, Joan. If you're already on the grid, then one way to do it is to just have solar panels and a grid tie system. This way you use your panels for electricity for the day, and ideally you create more power than you consume and make your meter run backwards then at nighttime your meter would run forwards again. It takes some fairly simple analysis to figure out how much power you use during the day so that you can match your solar panel array to be equal to or above that. Another way to design is to have a solar array + a grid tie inverter + battery bank. Then you can still make your power meter spin backwards if you produce more than you use AND have backup power should the grid fail. Not sure if you're in Florida, but if you are that might be a good idea if Hurricanes are common where you're at. Thanks for your comment.
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